The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-10-13
THE EDITORS DESK.
COMMENTS ON TOPICS THAT ARE
ESTING THE PEOPLE.
The. Chronicle Expresses Its Opinion on
Passing Public Events and Questions
of Interest Now Before the People.

ISf2Ctlon. lSuatluS DOnneiIy mas proved
that Bacon wrote the plays attributed to
Shakespeare. Now Frenchman claims
that the bard of Avon was of French de
scent and that his name was originally
Jacques Pierre. He is writing book to
prove his claim.
II an address at Charleston, S. c., last
week on The Future of the Negro" Rev.
J. & Price (col) combatted the idea that
the negro race would soon die out. He
sud it had increased from 1000, 900 in
1865 to s, 800, 600 in 1880, and it was esti-
mated now there were 500 negro babies
born every day, and that the race was
actually doubling itself every twenty years,
The Recorder calls loudly for a first
class male school in Hillsboro. The CHRoN-
IcLE would amend the call by adding
supported by taxation and open to all
the children Of the community" No town
can be said to be doing its duty which
does not sustain first class public school,
at least eight months in the year, in which
the boys and girls may be prepared for the
higher schools and colleges.
An exchange propounds and DISCUSSES
the question, ''Will the South divide on
the Internal Revenue and the Tariff. :"
The CHRONICLE cannot answer for other
States, but for North Carolina we think
Ne are warranted in saying: that just SO
long as we are confronted by a solid negro
ha vii 70 al
differences and vote for an honest govern
meut. administered by white men. There
are differences of opinion among Demo
Gratis about the tariff, internal revenue,
Cleveland, and county government, but
on the point that the white men must rule
there is no difference of opinion. No; the
South will not divide.
THE CHRONICLE is fully reconstructed
and believes that the negro ought TO be
denied none of his legal rights. 1t has
nevertheless been surprising to Us that in
the old Democratic county of Catawba, the
Directors of the Fair have offered pre-
MUM of 81 30 in gold, each to the pretti-
est white and the prettiest colored baby.
This shows that there are no discrimlna-
tions on account Of ''race, color or previ-
ous condition of servitude." If the au-
fhoIities had offered s.. 80 for the prettlest
white baby. and only s.. 25 for the pref
tiest eolored baby, Mr.. Sherman could
have found cause, when he visits the State,
TO hurl bis bloody shirt anathemas against
the South. AS il is, the banner Democratic
county has disarmed the bloody shirt ran
terS
The recent emphasizing of the work OF
Judge Murphey for public education BY
naming the new Graded School in Raleigh,
the Murphey School, suggested to US that
the town Murphy, in Cherokee county,
was named for Judge Murphey and was
improperly spelled. Our friend, Robt L.
Cooper, Esq. of Murphy, in response to
an inquiry, writes that the proper way to
spell the name Of his town IS MURPHY and
that il was named for an old Indian of
that name who once lived where the town
now stands. He adds that the Indians
formerly called it Tater-toWn on account
Of the number of small hills surrounding
it. The town was Incorporated ten years
ago but the charter was allowed to go into
-ainnocuous desuetudc" The last Legisla-
ture incorporated it again, and the grow
prosperity of the place makes 1t certain
that the charter will not prove imperative
IN the future.
MISS ABBOTT 4 THE PREACHER.
The telegraphic reports give account OF
a thrilling scene which took place IN Nc
hendreo Methodist church in Nashville,
Tenn, on Sunday Rev. Dr.. Gambler, the
pastor, inveighed heavily against theatre
going and was severe in his criticism OF
actors and actresses. Occupying seat
in the rear of the church was Mas Emma
Abbott, who, at the conclusion of the ser
mon, arose and id an excited and lndlg-
nant manner, replied 20 the preacher
denunciations She declared the MINIS
7er's charges to be unfounded and declared
that her life was as free from blame as
that of any living woman. When she took
her seat there was applause. The preach
er after this unprecedented confusion had
subsided, said that he could not answer
the lady because she was lady. Inc
affair is to be regretted The preacher
was doubtless, too severe, as most preach
ers are, in his criticism of actors and ac
tresses. The rebuke administered, proba
by improperly and too tragically, by Mis-:
Abbott ought to make him more guarded
in his denunciations Theaters are not al
evil places, nor are all actors and actresses
corrupt Preachers ought 10 draw tht
distinction between the good and the Ead
or say nothing. Wholesale Remuneration
Of the theatre do no good, but sometime
they do harm. Seary, the Snowman, II
Hard Tines" truly says: ''The peopl'
m-th be AMUTHED" Preachers ought e
encourage proper and harmless amuse
ments AS long as they denounce al
operas and dramas as originated by th
devil, just so long do they delay the com
ing of the day when the stage will be mad
a powerful agency for teaching neede'
moral and ethical lessons.
ON Monday night Miss Abbotts Com
pany presented ii Trovatore at Chatta
uOoga The performance was interrupted